85 Education
Code 85 includes establishments providing primary, secondary, post-secondary and adult education, as well as special education and related support services such as language schools and tutoring. It also covers activities of institutions engaged in the development of curricula, educational research and the provision of educational administration.
Where 85 sits in the NACE Rev 2 hierarchy
- >P Education
- >85 Education
- >85 Education
85 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 42 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
Subcategories of 85 Education
- 85.1Pre-primary and primary education
This class includes: - pre-primary education (education preceding the first level). Pre-primary education is defined as the initial stage of organised instruction designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment, that is, to provide a bridge between the home and a school-based atmosphere. This class excludes: - child day-care activities, see 88.91
- 85.2Secondary education
This class includes primary education: the furnishing of academic courses and associated course work that give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics and an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music. Such education is generally provided for children, however the provision of literacy programmes within or outside the school system, which are similar in content to programmes in primary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter elementary schools, is also included (i.e. adult literacy programmes). This class excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5 - child day-care activities, including day nurseries for pupils, see 88.91
- 85.3Higher education
This group includes the provision of general secondary and technical and vocational secondary education. This group excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5
- 85.4Other education
This group includes the furnishing of post-secondary non-tertiary and academic courses and granting of degrees at baccalaureate, graduate or post-graduate level. The requirement for admission is a diploma at least at upper secondary education level. This group excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5
- 85.5Educational support activities
This group includes general continuing education and continuing vocational education and training for any profession, hobby or self-development purposes. It includes camps and schools offering instruction in athletic activities to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music or other instruction or specialised training, not comparable to the education in groups 85.1 - 85.4. It excludes educational activities as outlined in groups 85.1-85.4, i.e. pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education or higher education.
- 85.6Educational support activities
This class includes: - provision of non-instructional activities that support educational processes or systems: • educational consulting • educational guidance counselling activities • educational testing evaluation activities • educational testing activities • organisation of student exchange programmes This class excludes: - research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities, see 72.20
Frequently asked questions
- What is NACE Rev 2 85?
- NACE Rev 2 85 is "Education". Code 85 includes establishments providing primary, secondary, post-secondary and adult education, as well as special education and related support services such as language schools and tutoring. It also covers activities of institutions engaged in the development of curricula, educational research and the provision of educational administration.
- What does NACE Rev 2 85 include?
- 85 Education contains 6 direct subcategories: 85.1 Pre-primary and primary education; 85.2 Secondary education; 85.3 Higher education; 85.4 Other education; 85.5 Educational support activities; 85.6 Educational support activities.
- How does NACE Rev 2 85 map to other classification systems?
- 85 Education has equivalents in ATECO 2007 (85); CAEM Rev 2 (Moldova) (85); CAEN Rev 2 (85); CAE Rev 3 (85). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NACE Rev 2 and 42 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 85?
- 85 Education sits under 85 Education in the NACE Rev 2 hierarchy.
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